Almost everyone uses language, so inevitably almost everyone thinks they are an expert in it. I don’t consider myself an expert, though most of my work requires at least language competence and sometimes actual skill, but I do follow the blogs featured on this feeds page.
(If you are wondering where the translation-related feeds have all gone, I have put them on their own page.)
Most of the blogs represented here are in English, most of the time, but don’t be surprised to find other languages used. Go with the flow – I occasionally find myself pleasantly surprised at how much I can grasp in languages I have never seen before.
Language On the Net
Language Log » Year of the cock
For some reason, the Chinese have taken to comparing President Elect Trump to a rooster, this year's symbol in the 12-year cycle of the zodiac. 
A giant chicken sculpture outside a shopping mall in Taiyuan, north China's Shanxi province, that looks like US president-elect Donald Trump Getty Images Here are some news reports on the significance of the sculpture: "Will … [Link]
Language Log » Hugh Jackilometresan
On Twitter, John Lewis shared a prime example of the perils of global search-and-replace: what happens when "km" gets expanded to "kilometres" in an edition of Trivial Pursuit. Trivial Pursuit makers change all mentions of "km" to "kilometres" as a universal find and change. Can't see what could go wrong there. pic.twitter.com/956hYeJw3B — John Lewis (@JohnELewis) January 3, 2017 (This … [Link]
languagehat.com » Getting Past ‘Indigenous’ vs. ‘Immigrant’.
Back in August 2015, Dave Sayers had a bracing post on a contentious topic: “Indigenous languages” and “immigrant languages” are much discussed in language policy research, but surprisingly little time is spent actually defining those terms. In general, “indigenous” tends to encompass two features: a long heritage in a place; and some form of contemporary disadvantage, usually associated with prior … [Link]
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